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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 2, 2017 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper SEARCH OLD COPIES OF THE HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES ON-LINE: http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/ Published weekly by Sykes Publishing, LLC and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act of March 3, 1879. Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon. Office at 188 W. Willow Street. Telephone (541) 676- 9228. Fax (541) 676-9211. E-mail: editor@rapidserve.net or david@rapidserve. net. Web site: www.heppner.net. Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, P.O. Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: $30 in Morrow County; $24 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 65 years or older); $36 elsewhere; $30 student subscriptions. David Sykes ..............................................................................................Publisher Andrea Di Salvo ............................................................................................ Editor All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. For Advertising: advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Cost for a display ad is $5 per column inch. Cost for classified ad is 50¢ per word. Cost for Card of Thanks is $10 up to 100 words. Cost for a classified display ad is $5.75 per column inch. For Public/Legal Notices: public/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Dates for pub- lication must be specified. Affidavits must be required at the time of submission. Affidavits require three weeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date must be specified if required). For Obituaries: Obituaries are published in the Heppner GT at no charge and are edited to meet news guidelines. Families wishing to include information not included in the guidelines or who wish to have the obituary written in a certain way must purchase advertising space for the obituary. For Letters to the Editor: Letters to the Editor MUST be signed by the author. The Heppner GT will not publish unsigned letters. All letters MUST include the author’s address and phone number for use by the GT office. The GT reserves the right to edit letters. The GT is not responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters. Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under “Card of Thanks” at a cost of $10. Obituaries Edward Ladd Martin Edward Ladd Martin, 66, of Condon died Friday, July 28, 2017. A memo- rial service will take place Saturday, Aug. 5, at 11 a.m. at the Condon Elks Lodge. He was born April 30, 1951 in Stockton, CA to Wilma Ladd and Manuel Martin. Ed was raised on the family ranch of his grand- parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer S. Ladd Sr, a pioneer fam- ily of San Joaquin County, outside of Stockton, where he went to Collegeville Grammar School. Later Ed and Wilma moved to Pacific Grove, CA, where he graduated from Pacific Grove Grammar School, and then graduated from Pacific Grove High School, where he was on the golf team. In 1969 they moved to Clovis, CA, where Ed at- tended Fresno State. Wilma and Ed decided to buy the ranch outside USDA-ARS as a market an- of Condon, OR to be near alyst in Greeley, CO. This Wilma’s brother and position then moved sister- in-law, Elmer the Martins to Ama- and Lorraine Ladd rillo, TX. In 1991 Jr. and family, who Ed moved his fam- lived in Ione. ily to Idaho, where In 1971 Ed and Ed managed a row Wilma began rais- crop and hop farm. ing cattle and wheat. 1994 they moved Ed was an active Edward Ladd to Bonanza, OR, member in the com- Martin where Ed worked munity, especially as an assistant man- the Condon Elks Lodge. ager for a local farm store. It was there where he met All throughout the time Denise. After dating a few his kids were growing, Ed years they married on June devoted his time to helping 3, 1978. They lived and his kids with sports and fol- worked on the ranch until lowing their sports teams. 1984. During that time He had a true passion for they became proud parents helping his sons grow into of Travis in 1980 and Kyle men he was proud of as well in 1982. as any friends of his boys. In 1984, the Martin Ed guided and mentored family moved to Corvallis, any youth who needed it. OR to allow Ed the oppor- Many of the friends of his tunity to finish his college boys consider him a father. degree at Oregon State Uni- In 2003 Ed and Denise versity. Upon completion of moved back to the ranch in his degree, Ed got a job with Artists wanted for The View from the Green the Morrow County Over the Tee Cup Fair The Morrow County Creative Arts and Crafts (MCCAC) club requests that all county artists bring in their current artwork for entry at this year’s county fair. Artists may enter oil, acrylics, watercolor paint- ings, scratchboard, sculp- tures, pencil and charcoal, palette knife and colored pencil artwork. Also in- cluded is a special exhibitor class for those who are do- ing class artwork. Exhibits can be entered on Monday, Aug. 14, from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the fair pavilion. “We look forward to seeing your artistic ideas and some great competi- tion from all of Morrow County,” said one MCCAC member. “We hope to see you there.” Eighteen women teed off for a nice day of golf on Tuesday, July 25, at Willow Creek Country Club. Low gross of the field went to Nancy Propheter, with a tie between Betty Burns and Shirley Martin for low net. Pat Edmundson and Sharon Harrison tied for least putts. For flight A, Corol Mitchell had low gross and Virginia Grant low net. For flight B, Judy Har- ris had low gross, Karen Haguewood low net and Pat Dougherty least putts. For flight C, Bunny Lindsay had low gross, Kris Lindner and Bev Steagall low net, and Lorrene Mont- gomery least putts. In other events, Bev Steagall had the long putt on #14, Nancy Propheter had KP on #11, Pat Ed- mundson had a chip-in on #18 and Nancy Propheter had a birdie on #18. The annual WCCC couples tournament will take place this weekend, Aug. 4-6. Loop to run eclipse shuttle WCCC Sunday men’s play results Condon. Ed went to work at M and A and started raising club calves. In December 2016, Ed retired from M and A and began working solely on the ranch as well as enjoying his retirement with his wife, sons and granddaughters. Ed is proceeded in death by his mother, Wilma Ladd; his father, Manuel Martin; his uncle, Elmer Ladd; and his aunt, Lor- raine Ladd. He is survived by his wife, Denise Martin; his sons, Travis and wife Mona Martin, and Kyle and wife Katie Martin; and his pre- cious granddaughters, Shannon and Addison. Memorial contributions can be made in his name to Condon Elks Lodge, Providence St. Mary’s Re- hab Center in Walla Walla, WA and United Church of Christ in Condon. Death Notices Carolyn Paris—Carolyn Paris, 76, of Heppner passed away July 26, 2017 in Milton-Freewater, OR. She was born July 8, 1941. Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home in Milton-Freewater in charge of arrangements. Patricia Pettyjohn—Patricia Pettyjohn, 93, of Con- don died July 28, 2017 at Mid-Columbia Medical Center in The Dalles, OR. A memorial luncheon will be held Saturday, Aug. 5, at 11:30 a.m. in the Ione Community Church. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, Aug. 5, at 5 p.m. in Olney Cemetery. All are welcome to attend. Please sign the online guestbook at burnsmortu- ary.com. Grief support group suspends meetings during summer The Loop Morrow County Transportation will have a bus to take people to the Morrow-Grant OHV Park on Aug. 21 for viewing of the eclipse. The bus will leave the Morrow County Fairgrounds, Thirteen participated in men’s play at Willow Creek 74473 Hwy. 74, Heppner, at 7 a.m. and return after the Country Club on Sunday, July 30. Results are as follows: eclipse has passed. Gross—1 st , Greg Grant, 63; 2 nd , Ron Bowman, 65; rd Anyone wanting to ride the bus should give Anita 3 , Tim Wright, 69. Pranger at The Loop office a call at 541-676-LOOP (5667) Net—1 st , Ralph Walker, 57; 2 nd /3 rd , Dave Pranger/ to reserve a seat. Seats are limited. Steve Marlatt, 58. Special Events—KP 2 nd Shot #6/15, Ron Bowman, 3”; least putts, Ralph Walker, 24. Next weekend will be the annual WCCC couples tournament, so there will be no Sunday men’s play. The next regular play will be Aug. 13, and Rick Britt, Rod Wilson and Tim Wright will host. The Heppner grief support group will not hold meetings this summer; meetings will resume in October. Group facilitators say that, though they have some plans for future presentations, they would appreciate ideas and suggestions for upcoming meetings. Please call Jean Ann Adams or Mary Ann Elguezabal with any questions or ideas. The Oregon Trail Library District Heppner Branch has announced the following new books for July 2017: Fiction: The Fix – David Baldacci; Into the Water – Paul Hawkins; Camino Island – John Grisham; Love Story – Karen Kingsbury; Miranda and Caliban – Jacqueline Carey; and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo – Taylor On July 22 there were Jenkins Reid. stars in the sky and, on the Non-Fiction: A Dog in the Cave – Kay Frydenborg. ground, the Willow Creek Country Club golf course was all aglow in prepara- tion for the annual glow ball tournament. Eighteen people attend- ed to enjoy the warm eve- ning out and try to golf in the dark. The group played lawn games and had putting activities, as well as snacks to keep them busy until the The meal at the Murray’s Drug annual beer and wine tasting event at the Morrow County Fair will be catered by Heppner Chamber of Commerce this year. As in year’s past, the event will take place Thursday during fair week, Aug. 18. The dinner will go from 6-8 p.m. The dinner will be prepared by Alvin Liu of Gateway Café and will support the Heppner chamber. The menu will include meat lasagna, green salad, a roll, a cookie and bottled water. The cost is $10 per person for adults and children 12 years of age and older, and $5 for children 11 years and younger. Everyone is invited to stay and enjoy the beer and wine tasting and the lineup of entertainment planned for the event. Heppner library new books for July WCCC all aglow for night tournament course was dark enough to see the lights. The game was played as a two-person scramble. There was a three-way tie with a combined score of 36 for first place between Scott and Rick Johnston, Tony and Tiffany Clem- ent, and Casey and Cody Fletcher. Trent Smith and Cason Mitchell won sec- ond place with a combined score of 37. ♥ Wedding Tables ♥ Chad Doherty & Rachel Develter & Alicia Putnam Christopher Bailey August 26, 2017 August 26, 2017 Chris Sykes & Stephanie Cutsforth & Rachel Parm Taylor Hodges September 23, 2017 August 25, 2017 Heppner chamber to cater beer and wine tasting Chamber lunch meeting The next lunch meeting of the Heppner Chamber of Commerce will be an all entities report on Thursday, Aug. 3, in the Heppner City Hall conference room. Cost of lunch is $10; Willow Creek Diner will cater. Chamber lunch at- tendees are required to RSVP at 541-676-5536 no later than the Tuesday before to guarantee food and seating. The meeting location is accessible to persons with disabilities. A request for accommodations for persons with disabilities should be made at least 48 hours before the meeting to Sheryll Bates at 541-676- 5536. ER M M SU DING REA RTY PA SATURDAY AUGUST 5TH 11 AM-1PM HEPPNER BRANCH 217 North Main St., Heppner • Phone 676-9158 • Floral 676-9426 ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. Food - Crafts - Storytime Special Visitor Prizes for SRP participants OREGON TRAIL LIBRARY DISTRICT Boardman 541-481-2665 Heppner 541-676-9964 Irrigon 541-922-0138